In Indian culture, it's unnatural for man to rape own bahu: HC

PRAYAGRAJ: Observing that it was unnatural in Indian culture that a man would rape his daughter-in-law, the Allahabad high court granted pre-arrest bail to an accused from Saharanpur district.
The court said that the decision had been arrived at after "considering the nature of accusations and the antecedents of the applicant, considering the gravity of the offence, considering that it is quite unnatural that a father-in-law shall commit rape of his own daughter-in-law along with some other person in our Indian culture".
Granting anticipatory bail to a man who, along with another person, was accused of raping his own daughter-in-law, Justice Ajit Singh observed, "Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, considering that the accusation has been made falsely with the object of injuring or humiliating his (applicant's) reputation in society, and also considering the apex court's decisions, the anticipatory bail is granted."
"In the event of arrest of the applicant, he shall be released on anticipatory bail on his fulfilling certain conditions," the court added in its May 18 order.
The woman alleged in the FIR lodged under Section 376 (rape) and other sections of the Indian Penal Code at a police station in Saharanpur district that her father-in-law and the co-accused had arrived at her brother's house when she was alone and had asked about her brother's whereabouts. The woman claimed that when she informed them he was not home, her father-in-law started abusing her and that when she protested, he pushed her onto a bed and tried to rape her, as did the other man.
During court proceedings, the counsel for the applicant contended that the other co-accused had already been granted anticipatory bail. The case of the applicant stands on an identical footing, and hence the applicant is also entitled to anticipatory bail on grounds of parity, the counsel said, adding, "The applicant is having definite apprehension that he may be arrested by the police any time (sic)."